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Old Jun 18, 2008 | 07:27 PM
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I have been reading a great deal about sway bars and everything, but I have a question about them. I recently installed my rear sway bar, it was said toeliminate understeer, and it lives up to its description,and I am thinking about purchasing the front sway bar, the real question is, if I buy and install the front one, will I get the understeer I had before?
 
Old Jun 18, 2008 | 07:42 PM
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sway bars or strut bars?
 
Old Jun 18, 2008 | 07:47 PM
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what year/model car do u have and what size rear swaybar did u put on? what other suspension mods do u have?
 
Old Jun 18, 2008 | 08:27 PM
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I have been reading a great deal about sway bars and everything, but I have a question about them. I recently installed my rear sway bar, it was said toeliminate understeer, and it lives up to its description,and I am thinking about purchasing the front sway bar, the real question is, if I buy and install the front one, will I get the understeer I had before?
If they're adjustable, you can tune the handling. If you get strut braces, adjustable coilovers, and predictable tires, you can fine-tune things even better.
 
Old Jun 19, 2008 | 06:59 AM
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As of now I have a 22 mm rear sway bar installed, and have a 27 mm front sway bar not installed yet, I am also putting in tokico Blues with a 1" drop and an adjustablerear camber kit, and eventually I want to get wheel spacers and rims/tires. I also will be purchasing the front and rear upper tower braces, and possibly the lower one.I have an 03 Civic EX.
 
Old Jun 19, 2008 | 07:00 AM
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Its all my summer project this year, and im pretty excited about the whole suspension mods.
 
Old Jun 19, 2008 | 07:23 AM
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yeah u'll still have a good amount of understeer.
 
Old Jun 19, 2008 | 07:56 AM
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Is there any way to eliminate it? I know with FWD vehicles there is always a significant amount, and I dont really want to go spending all the money to get adjustable sway bars and what not, or is it something I will have to deal with?
 
Old Jun 19, 2008 | 08:24 AM
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leave the stock front swaybar in(or remove it) and get a better spring setup. the Tokico setup wont do anything to help create oversteer.
 
Old Jun 19, 2008 | 06:18 PM
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Is there any way to eliminate it? I know with FWD vehicles there is always a significant amount, and I dont really want to go spending all the money to get adjustable sway bars and what not, or is it something I will have to deal with?
Play with your tire pressures.

Don't bother with wheel spacers either. Just get rims with the correct width and offset, as well as tires in the proper size.
 



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